Kobulsky Julia M, Wildfeuer Rachel, Yoon Susan, Cage Jamie
School of Social Work, 16043College of Public Heath, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Department of Sociology, 6558Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Child Maltreat. 2021 May;26(2):182-194. doi: 10.1177/1077559520950828. Epub 2020 Aug 17.
This study examines distinguishing characteristics of father-perpetrated maltreatment and disparities in Child Protective Services (CPS) investigation outcomes based on perpetrator gender and race. A sample of children ( = 2,017) reported to CPS for maltreatment attributed to their mother and/or father was drawn from the second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW II). Measures included perpetrator(s) relationship to the child (mother alone, father alone, mother and father) and race (Black, White, Other), caseworker-reported maltreatment characteristics and co-occurring risk factors, and CPS investigation outcomes (services, substantiation, out-of-home placement, criminal investigation, and criminal charges). Bivariate analyses revealed no clear pattern of higher risk for maltreatment involving fathers. In regression, father-alone perpetration predicted less out-of-home placement but more criminal investigations and charges. A significant interaction indicated the greatest risk for criminal charges when a Black father co-perpetrated maltreatment with mother. Findings imply needs for anti-bias training, specialized services for fathers, and coordinated diversion between child welfare and criminal justice systems.
本研究考察了父亲实施虐待的显著特征，以及基于施虐者性别和种族的儿童保护服务（CPS）调查结果的差异。从第二次全国儿童和青少年福利调查（NSCAW II）中抽取了一个样本，该样本包含2017名因遭受母亲和/或父亲虐待而向儿童保护服务机构报告的儿童。测量指标包括施虐者与儿童的关系（仅母亲、仅父亲、母亲和父亲）和种族（黑人、白人、其他）、个案工作者报告的虐待特征和同时存在的风险因素，以及儿童保护服务机构的调查结果（服务、证实、家庭外安置、刑事调查和刑事指控）。双变量分析未发现涉及父亲的虐待存在明显更高风险的模式。在回归分析中，仅由父亲实施虐待预示着较少的家庭外安置，但更多的刑事调查和指控。一个显著的交互作用表明，当黑人父亲与母亲共同实施虐待时，面临刑事指控的风险最大。研究结果表明需要进行反偏见培训、为父亲提供专门服务，以及儿童福利和刑事司法系统之间的协调分流。
